Lord Corp. has named Uma Chowdhry to its board of directors. Chowdhry is the senior vice president and chief science and technology officer at DuPont. Joining DuPont in 1977 as a research scientist in central research and development at the DuPont Ex…

Brian Koski has joined Chemsultants International as logistics manager for the product and process development business unit. In this new role, Koski will report to Tom Besselman, director of operations. Koski will focus on m…

PPG Industries has made a number of executive assignments. Rich Alexander, senior vice president, performance coatings, has been elected executive vice president and joins PPG’s executive committee. Alexander joined PPG in 1978 as a sales repre…

Hardide Coatings has appointed Robin Gillham business development manager for its global valve, pump and automotive business. Gillham joins ex-Praxair UK sales manager Nick King in Hardide’s business development team. King will be responsible f…

Air Products has appointed Julie O’Brien corporate sustainability manager. In this new role, O’Brien is responsible for developing and managing the company’s sustainability initiatives, practices and reporting worldwide. She will wo…

PPG Industries’ aerospace business has appointed Brian Roberson global platform director for coatings. Roberson joined PPG Aerospace in 1999 as Southwest region sales and market development representative, based at the Dallas Application Suppor…

Ferro Corporation has appointed Thomas R. Miklich vice president and chief financial officer. Miklich has more than 30 years of diverse financial experience and has served as chief financial officer for both public and private companies, including OM…

The E.T. Horn Company, a national distributor, supplier, marketer and manufacturer of specialty chemicals and ingredients has hired Eva O'Keefe as strategic account manager. She will be assigned to broaden and oversee key accounts within the comp…

RPM Building Solutions Group (BSG) has named Randall J. Korach its new president. He succeeds Jeffrey L. Korach, his father, who retired on June 1, 2010. Randy Korach had previously served as RPM BSG chief operating officer. Prior, he held vari…

PPG Industries has announced that William A. Wulfsohn, senior vice president, industrial coatings, has resigned from the company. A successor has not been named. Wulfsohn joined PPG as vice president, coatings, and managing director, PPG Europe, in 2…

The board of executive directors of BASF has made a number of changes in its management team. Jacques Delmoitiez, currently president of BASF’s Polyurethanes division located in Brussels, Belgium, will become president of BASF’s regional…

J. Tech Sales, LLC, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, has appointed Mark Kaszubski as vice president, technology. With over 27 years of experience in the maintenance products and graphic arts’ marketplace, Kaszubski’s background inclu…